Horseshoe.



J. A. DOLAN.

HORSESHOE.

APPLlcATloN FILED APR. 13. 1915.

Patented sept. 21, 1915.

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JAMES A. DOLAN, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

HORSESHOE.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JAMES A. DoLAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in H0rseshoes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to horse shoes, the object of the invention being to provide a device of this nature which is light yet strong and which has means of an effective character for resisting shock.

In the drawings accompanying and forming part of the present specification I have shown in detail one of the several convenient forms of embodiment of the invention which to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention will be set forth fully in the following description. I do not limit myself to such disclosure; I may depart therefrom in several respects within the scope of the invention defined by the claims following said description.

Referring to said drawings: Figure l is a bottom plan view of a horse shoe involving my invention, a part of the tread member and a portion of the pad being removed. Fig. 2 is a cross section on the line 2 2 of Fig. l, looking in the direction of the arrow, and, F ig. 3 is a cross section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Like characters refer to like parts throughout the several views.

The body of the horse shoe is denoted by 2 and as shown is of a shape like the ordinary article of this character, being practically of U-form. The sides or branches of the body or shoe proper 2 are provided near their heel ends with mating projections 3 which extend toward each other, being transversely alined and their inner ends being spaced or separated to provide for adjustment of the branches of the body 2 toward and from each other. These projections 3 present a convenient transverse portion to which a tread member such as that hereinafter described, can be connected. In the under side of the branches of the body or shoe proper near the heel are the longitudinally extending grooves or cavities 4l which as illustrated receive shock absorbing elements such as the pads 5 represented as being corrugated on their under sides. The corrugated portions of the pads Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 13, 1915.

5 extend slightly below the lower flat surfaces of the complemental projections 3. Connected with the projections 3 is a tread member 6 which as shown is channeled and which may consist of sheet metal. This tread member 6 bears fiatwise against the two projections 3 and at its ends has a bearing against or overlies the body 2. As shown the terminal portions of the tread member 6 fit directly against the two pads 5 of rubber or other suitable shock resisting material. The tread member 6 has an interlocked connection with the shoe proper or body 2, although as shown this interlocked connection is directly with the projections 3. As represented the channel-like tread member 6 is provided on its upper side with lugs as 7 cut therefrom and bent over the projections 8, said projections having along opposite sides rabbets as 8 to -receive the lugs, by reason of which the lugs or ears 7 do not extend above the upper surfaces of said projections. Depending from the outer sides of the cavities or grooves fl are flanges 9, while from the forward ends of said cavities the flanges l0 depend. The ends of the tread member 6 are separated against the side fianges 9 but the pads, hereinafter described, therein bear against said flanges, to limit longitudinal movement of the tread member while the flanges l0 effectuallv prevent forward movement of said tread member. The shoulders l1 near the heel ends of the branches of the body 2 prevent rearward movement of the tread member.

As shown the tread member 6 receives in its channel suitable slip resisting means such as one or more pads or strips l2 for example of canvas or rubber or a composition of the two, the ends of these strips l2 abutting against the side fianges 9.

What I claim is:

1. A horse shoe comprising a body provided with a transverse portion at the heel, the branches of the body having longitudinally extending grooves extending below the lower surface of said transverse portion, and a tread member connected with said transverse portion and overlying the heel ends of the branches, and pads in said grooves to be engaged by the terminal portions of the tread member.

2. A horse shoe comprising a body, the branches of the body having longitudinally extending grooves extending below the lower surface thereof, saidbranches also having ianges extending across the fronts and outer sides of the respective grooves '3. A horse shoe comprising a body, the branches of the body having projections near their heel ends, extending toward each other, and said branches having longitudinally extending grooves extending below the lower surfaces of said projections 4. A horse 'shoe comprising a body, the branches of the body having projections near their heel ends, extcndingtoward each other, and said branches having longitudinally extending grooves extending below the lowersurfaces of said projections, said branches also having iianges extending across the fronts and outer sides of the respective grooves.

A horse shoe comprising a body, the branches of which are provided at their heel Aends with projections extending toward each other, the under surfaces of the projections being lat and said branches having grooves extending part Way of their length near the heel ends thereof, the grooves being extended below said iat surfaces, pads fitted in the grooves, and a tread member interlocked with said projections and overlying said pads.

G. A horse shoe comprising a body having projections at the branches thereof, said projections extending tovvard'and spaced from each other, a metallic tread member having a direct engagement with said projections and interloclred therewith, the terminal portions of the tread member overly-l inOf said branches, and pads carried by the branches and against Which said terminal portions' bear. .Y

in testimony whereof aliix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.V

" JAB/[ESy A. DOLAN W itnesses L. L. MARKEL, HEATH SUTHERLAND.

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' Washington, D. C. 

